A plane from Germany with more than 31 tons of cans of baby milk powder intended for the American market, affected by the huge shortage, landed Sunday morning in the United States, according to photos broadcast on American television channels.
President Joe Biden had earlier announced on Twitter that it was an airplane full of more than 70,000 pounds (31.75 tons, editor’s note) of infant formula […] will soon arrive in Indiana.
A flight leaves overnight from Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, loaded with baby milk powder, and lands in Indiana [dimanche] morningsaid White House economic adviser Brian Deese on the CNN channel.
Aboard, 132 pallets of Nestlé brand infant formula.
Other delivery of milk powder will come at the beginning of the week on other flights, he added.
The United States is experiencing a month-long shortage of infant milk, caused by supply and labor issues related to COVID-19, then exacerbated by the February closure of a factory at manufacturer Abbott in Michigan, after a product that allegedly caused the deaths of two infants.
We have a manufacturer that breaks the rules and makes a formula that puts babies at risk of getting sicksighed Brian Deese.
the CEO of Abbott, Robert Ford, presented Saturday in the sets Washington Post his apology for this shortcoming affecting thousands of American families, where finding milk for their baby has become a real obstacle.
Market imbalance
How did we get to a market that is 90% controlled by three companies?wonders senior economic adviser Joe Biden.
He stressed the need to think about how to carry more competition in [l’]The American economy, to have more baby milk suppliers so that no other company has such control over production lines. And we need to strive for it.
Moreover, when asked about the possibility that the United States will experience a recession in the coming months, Brian Deese satisfied himself with pointing out thatthere are always risksbut wanted to be assured about the stability of the American economy.
Without a doubt, the difficulties are greathe acknowledged, citing inflation in particular, which slowed slightly in April, to 8.3%, after reaching 8.5% in March, its highest level in 40 years.
Source: Radio-Canada
